Electric lighting fixture



April 18, 1933. w. VON NESSEN ELECTRIC LIGHTING FIXTURE Filed Nov. 7, 1950 INVENTOR. WHLTER-'VON NEssE/v. BY F ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 18, 21933 UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHTING imam WALTER VONVNESSEN, or NEW YORK, n. ele nce 'ro mom' conronnrio TRENTON, NEW .JEnsnY. I, v: i

Applicationfiled November 7, 1930. S eria1 No. 4 =93i987." 1

My invention relates to improvements in electric lighting fixtures and has reference particularly to a side wall fixture consisting of a wall bracket and removable shade therefor. 1

The invention has for its object to provide an electric side wall lighting fixture having a demountable shade and novel means for making the connection between the shade and supporting bracket.

A still further object of my invention is to provide detachableconnecting means for a shade, which is removable from its bracket for purposes of changing a-bulb and for cleaning, and which is self-positioning with respect to its supporting bracket.

I accomplish these objects by means of certain constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described, set forth in the appended claims and illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the wall bracket forming the support for the shade, part of the bracket being broken away; Figure 2 is a rear perspective view of the shade; Figure 3 is a perspective view of the assembled fixture with parts broken away to illustrate the means of detachably mountingtheshade upon the bracket; and Figure 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the wall bracket in slightly modified form,

r and upon which the shade is supported, part part of the installation.

of the bracket being shown in section to illustrate the retaining head and' channel therein. Figure 5 is a substantially longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the bracket and shade showing a modified arrangement of certain details of construction.

Referring to the drawing, 10 denotes a wall bracket comprising in the present instance a box like portion adapted to fit withits rear open side against a side wall. The box is fastened to the wall in any well known manner and houses any portion of l any well known manneras forexample by a a dipping process which of.course-brings I the coating into the groove v16 as well-as the wall box and conduit wires forming Projecting from the closed front wall'11 of the box at a point preferably on a vertical center line nating at its outer end in a flangedhead' portion 13. The head 13ispreferablyrectangularlyshaped with" sides disposed upright'and the top and bottom sides at right angles thereto. The center of the head 13 and neck 12 is provided with a depression or socket 14L into which the electric bulb (not shown) isaccommodated, the screw,

base of the bulb projecting through an ori fice' 15 in the inner wall of the socket 14,

as illustratively exemplifiedf in Figurel. The top and sides of 'thehead 13'are flanged front and back with an intervening groove 16. In Figure 4 'the*bottom of groove- 516 along the upright sides of"the""head is curved inwardly slightly from the ends to Wardsthe centers, for the after described. v r

As will be 'readily understood, the foregolng wall bracket, after being properlyf inpu poe h rei in the usual manner, isin readiness "to receive its shade. The shadel? in the present case comprises an enclosure having an open side to fit over the neck and head of the stalled and=providedwith"'a bulb inserted bracket 10 and an adjacent back wall 18! having a rectangular opening .19 opening" into the open side of the shade. The di- 1 'mensions' ofthe opening 19 correspond sub stantially with the dimensions ofv the'bottom' wallsof the groove .16, so-thatjwhen the. 5 open end of the opening 19 is'placed overnthe' head 13, the side walls of'the opening will i be accommodated in the upright'groovesle. c

and the shade may be lowered until the closed end of the opening l9lre'sts in the. top or lateral section of the groove 16. In

this manner the shade is supported insubstantially rigid position against tilting ind any direction with respect to the bracket. The present lnvention; is particularly adaptable for whatare known as. porcelain fixtures which are provided with colored glazed surfaces. The glazing is applied in to other parts of the fixture. As a 'consee-Q hardened glaze and the sides of theopening 19' bind: when being inserted into the. grooves. a v. 3 With the foregoing in mind, itxis con- 7 templated, to curve the bottom wallsof the V groovesl fi, inwardly-fromends on corners .towardii the eenters'so that the sides of, the shade opening 19 will only engages in the grooves air-the corners as'illustratively exe 7 e 10 enipli fied inFigure-"4. Y: Q I V a 1 Havingnowdescribed my inventiongwhabf e 1 7' r y I, claim and'desire to secure byLetters, LPat-"v ent ofithe United Statesisi: l' e 1. A lighting fixture ofutheicharaeter de 15 scribed comprising afwal'l' bracket 'provided with; a; forwardly projecting, angular 'neek: j portion-terminating; inian upright flanged. headgtheflanges; being-spaced from each other about the top and sides of thehead- BOQfiQB Il; a. groQve-5. and afshade comprising V ahollowmember having anopembottom'andf a neetangularly;shaped out putgportions in 1 the back; Wall corresponding approximately V V in dimensions; withthose: oflthe' bottom of 22.55 the gjroovea wherebythe latter Will aceom-J modate the sides, and" closed end of; the cut Outportion to removably'supportfthe shade WithYreSpeGt toj thebraoket. I

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